A couple months back all reports indicated that it was almost guaranteed there would be some kind of lockout for the 2011 NFL season. The tune seems to have changed a bit...
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Tuesday it's a realistic goal to reach a new CBA before the end of the season. At the conclusion of the league's fall meetings, Kraft said "we're moving ahead. I'd like to see this get done before the season ends." Asked if that was a realistic objective, he added "to me it is."
"It's taken a lot of time and energy to build the league into what it is and we want to keep it going," Indianapolis Colts owner Jimmy Irsay said Tuesday. "I don't think it's doomsday, and we're taking it a day at a time. Everybody is engaged, and from my perspective the key thing is to find a solution. That's where both sides are."
ESPN is making a big deal of this, but I haven't read anything concrete on what areas they are getting closer on. Obviously players would want more of a guaranteed contract (especially for veterans), and there needs to be some kind of cap for what players can get coming out of the draft, because right now it's not always a good thing to have the #1 pick in the Draft.
I really do believe there will be some kind of holdout, but hopefully ESPN/Kraft/Irsay are correct that they are getting somewhat closer, or at the very least talking.
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